"And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills and all the nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem."
Isaiah 2:2 & 3

A CALL TO PRAYER FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM

As noble as it may sound, JERUSALEM is not destined to become an independent, international center for the three monotheistic religions of the world. Nor is dividing the "City of Peace" a Biblical solution to the Middle East Conflict.

God clearly spells out what He means by the peace of Jerusalem in Isaiah 62 and Zechariah 12-14. He is determined to bring out of the land a disciplined remnant of Jews who will cease to go about establishing a righteousness of their own (Romans 10:3) and will instead submit themselves to receiving His provision of righteousness in His Son. Only then will she fulfill her purpose to be a bright light and burning lamp of salvation for all the nations (Isaiah 62:1-2).

The Scriptures further indicate that this discipline will not come without a severe time of trial - "the time of Jacob’s trouble" (Jeremiah 30:7). Nevertheless, this is the peace that we, who make mention of the Lord, are always to keep in mind. The Lord invites us to join Him in His program for Jerusalem. We are to remind Him of His promise and give Him no rest, "till He establish, and till He makes JERUSALEM a praise in the earth" (Isaiah 62:6-7).

FROM THE PSALMS

As you pray for the peace of Jerusalem ask God to:

  1. Bring back the captivity of His people. 14:7
  2. Show mercy to the seed of David. 18:50
  3. Redeem Israel ... out of all his troubles. 25:22
  4. Save His people and bless His inheritance: feed them and lift them up forever. 28:9
  5. Give strength unto His people and bless them with peace. 29:11
  6. Redeem Israel for His mercies sake. 44:26
  7. Exalt Himself among the heathen and in the earth. 46:10
  8. Establish Jerusalem as the joy of the whole earth. 48:
  9. Cause His fear to come upon the ends of the earth. 67:7
10. Give strength and power unto His people. 68:35
11. Save Zion and cause His servants that love His Name to inherit it and dwell in it. 69:35 & 36
12. Fill the earth with His glory. 72:19
13. Remember Zion where He hast dwelt and work salvation in the midst of the earth. 74:12
14. Make His Name great in Israel. 76:1
15. Cause His judgment to be heard from heaven. 76:8
16. Purge away Israel’s sins. 79:9
17. Revive Israel to call upon God’s Name. 80:18
18. Fill her enemies with shame that they will seek God’s Name. 83:16
19. Revive Israel to rejoice in Him. 85:6
20. Remember His mercy and His truth toward the house of Israel. 98:3
21. Give Israel help from trouble and tread down her enemies. 108: 12 & 13
22. Send forth the rod of His strength and rule in the midst of His enemies. 110:2
23. Cause Israel once again to say, “Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.” 118:26
24. Confound and turn back all who hate Zion. 129:5
25. Redeem Israel from all her iniquities. 130:8
26. Instill a fear in the house of Israel to bless the Lord. 135:19-21
27. Give Israel a grateful heart for His mercies. 136
28. Perfect that which concerns Israel. 138
29. Lead Israel in the way everlasting. 139
30. Build up Jerusalem and gather the outcasts of Israel. 147:2
31. Exalt the praise of the children of Israel. 148:14